Bucks and Bales

Rob Knutson is one of Minnesota’s elite archers. He has also donated a significant amount of time to making archery a staple in the central Minnesota area. In this engaging conversation we get to find out how to be a great mentor to the next generation of young archers!

Tom is the ultimate example of an archery philanthropist. He has coached, volunteered, taught, and organized archery events for nearly 30 years. Tom gives us an amazing picture of what it’s like to live the life of a volunteer who grows the sport to it highest potential!

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Mitchell Hails from Iowa! He is another podcaster and entrepreneur in our hunting world with some great stories and insight!

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Ron is a Minnesota archery icon! With his captivating stories and knowledge, this episode will be sure to keep you listening!

In this engaging episode we hear about our neighbors to the west. How they are doing and the successes and failures of the last year!

One of Minnesota’s great archers gives us his story! Nathan is a member of Saratoga Archery Club, He is a familiar face at many shoots and on the podium.

MSAA state indoor 2025 brought to you by the Duluth Archery Club! This episode brings out the full adventure and atmosphere of the state indoor with many interviews, including a lot of interviews with the kids!

Have you ever had target panic and didn’t know where to start? Hooker and Taylor go into the mental and physical aspects of target panic, and how to start managing it. This is a great podcast for all archers no matter what stage you are at!

Stay tuned at the end of this episode for details on the state indoor with Phil Mannon!

Highlighting some events and sharing the news about an antique bow purchase. I get a chance to recap the archery season of 2024 as well

Phil Mannon will give us the state shoot details as well!

Brevin and Bryson Hundt are two great young men that have a great passion for the outdoors. They talk about their adventures and ethic on the path of sportsmanship!

Please stay tuned for details regarding the MSAA state indoor shoot with Phil Mannon.

Jack is an amazing , successful young hunter with great advise when it comes to hunting the unknown. With many exciting stories and tactics this young man will leave you planning your next adventure!

Please stay tuned for information on the MSAA state indoor shoot in Carlton MN, first weekend in April!

Paul Parsons and Tim Wilson are the two presidents of Minnesota’s archery organizations. They explain their organizations and the events for the upcoming 2025 season. Pretty cool conversation about the state of archery!🏹

Cardi gets the opportunity to interview four amazing young men that love the outdoors. Isaac , Joel, Danner, and Mitchell tell their outdoor stories. Cardi shares their dreams for the future along with the idea of a dream hunting vehicle.

Please stay tuned for information about the state indoor shoot with Phil Mannon. He gives us all the details we need for the MSAA state indoor!

Tim Wilson is a pro archer with an impressive repertoire of archery victories ! President of the Minnesota Archers Alliance, and board member of the Minnesota archery hall of fame. Adam Kramer co- hosts this episode as we learn about Tim’s archery journey.

Rick has been growing the sport of archery his whole life. He is a JOAD coach and a Minnesota archery hall of fame inductee! We have an awesome conversation about Rick’s history and life in archery!

Phil is no joke when it comes to archery! An amazing hunter and target archer who hails from the Duluth archery club. A man that has accomplished greatness while raising a family of archers!

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We chose BWANA Archery shop for Cardi’s new Bow ! The staff was amazing! We go through all the bows, releases, and arrows for this purchase. Special thanks to Chucks and Andy for their patience with us and letting us record this journey. Cardi is pleased as punch!

Today we hear about Blake Hayes and an amazing story about a buck he shot with some heart pumping moments when priorities change from success to survival! The familiar voice of Tony Swenson joins in as Blake puts us on the edge of our seat!

We cover many topics about the Camp Ripley hunt and the successful hunting season that these guys have been a part of!

Adam gets a chance to talk to archery shop owner Dewey Kostrzewski about his archery beginnings, starting and operating an archery business, and the Wildcard Shootup in January!